Heat officially re-sign PG Goran Dragic

(7/9/15) The Heat finalized their contract with point guard Goran Dragic on Thursday, inking the player they acquired midway through last season to a reported five-year, $90 million contract.

"His pace, ability and vision for the game is the perfect complement to lead our team as we look to bring another championship to Miami," Heat President Pat Riley said. "We are pleased he has re-signed and will wear the Heat uniform for years to come and make Miami his home."

Dragic had 16.3 points per game last year, splitting time between the Heat and the Suns.

Heat, Goran Dragic agree to five-year, $90 million deal

by Jason Lempert | Staff Writer

(7/1/15) League sources have confirmed that the Heat have agreed to a five-year, $90 million contract with guard Goran Dragic, according to CBSSports.com NBA Insider Ken Berger. Dragic had opted out of his contract to become a free agent last week, but the Heat were expected to be aggressive to re-sign him.

Dragic had 16.3 points per game last year, splitting time between the Heat and the Suns.

Heat guard Goran Dragic opts out of contract

by Sean d'Oliveira | CBSSports.com

(6/22/15) As expected, Heat guard Goran Dragic will become a free agent after he decided to opt out of his contract for next season, his agent confirmed to the Sun Sentinel.

Report: Heat to offer PG Goran Dragic 5-year, $80 million deal

(6/21/15) The Heat will offer point guard Goran Dragic a five-year, $80 million contract after he bypasses his player option for next season and becomes a free agent, ESPN's Marc Stein is reporting.

The Heat acquired Dragic from the Suns before the trade deadline in February, and plan to keep him by offering him a contract only they can offer in terms of years, sources told Stein. The contract is not a maximum contract in value, which would exceed $100 million in Dragic's case.

Dragic will become a free agent on July 1.

Guard Goran Dragic says Miami is first choice

by Sean d'Oliveira | CBSSports.com

(5/5/15) When guard Goran Dragic opts out of his contract in June as expected, he'll become an unrestricted free agent. And Dragic's preferred choice is to remain with the Heat, reports the Palm Beach Post.

"As long as I'm in a happy environment and a healthy organization, that's the most important thing," Dragic said. "The next three, four, five years — I want to spend it on this kind of team, like the Miami Heat. They have great players, great coaching staff and great training staff."

Dragic added that as long as the Heat and his representatives can 'speak the same language' financially, he expects to be back with the Heat.

Finishing just outside the top 10 at guard, Goran Dragic enjoyed a career-year and a breakout campaign for Fantasy. In points leagues he was slightly hindered by the fact that he shared a backcourt with another talented combo guard, but in Rotisserie his 50 percent shooting from the field and 1.6 made threes per game made him an absolute stud. Dwyane Wade was the only guard to shoot more efficiently from the field, and when Eric Bledsoe went down with a knee injury, Dragic went on a 10-week tear during which he averaged 38.1 Fantasy points per game. He was great, but on Draft Day, it might be wise to treat last season as an outlier rather than the new norm. The Suns added backcourt depth with Isaiah Thomas and, assuming Bledsoe is back and healthy, Dragic will likely take a small step back statistically. His Most Improved Player award was well deserved, but the opportunity might not be there for Dragic to live up to last year's numbers. Still, you probably won't get Dragic after the early rounds on Draft Day.
(Updated 8/27/14)